Biographies: Laurie Mitchell - Actor

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An American actress, born in New York City, USA, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. She was married twice and had two children. Her most important works include Calypso Joe (1957), Queen of Outer Space (1958), Attack of the Puppet People (1958), and Missile to the Moon (1958). She began her career as a child model, moving with her family as a teenager to California. She attended drama classes at Ben Bard Drama Academy in Hollywood, appeared in theater shows in Southern California, did some television work in 1954, and made her movie debut in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason. She continued television work until the end of 1956 and returned to the cinema in supporting roles. She played her first major role in the movie Calypso Joe (1957) and worked in science fiction films. She retired in 1971 and died 2018 in California at the age of 90.

• 4 October 2021
• Christina Aziz